fly ball

noun

: fly entry 2 sense 5

Examples of fly ball in a Sentence

He hit a long fly ball to left field.
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Harris lifted a fly ball to left center field that was just out of the diving reach of Cole Carrigg and scored Matt Olson from second and Mauricio Dubón from first. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Both scored when Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernández overran Drake Baldwin’s deep fly ball down the line, for a go-ahead double. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Pratt’s fly ball dropped in shallow right field and briefly got past outfielder Carson Benge. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Center fielder Drew Gilbert, one of the few regulars still left in the lineup, slammed full speed into the outfield wall after tracking down a fly ball off the bat of Sal Stewart. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fly ball

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fly ball was in 1865

Rhymes for fly ball

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“Fly ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ball. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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fly ball

noun
: fly entry 2 sense 2

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